Jailed double murderer runs for US Senate

[Still Waters]

A man serving a life sentence without parole after being convicted of two murders is running for a US Senate seat.

Leonard Richards, 75, was convicted of killing his half-sister May Wilson in 1982, and of shooting dead his lawyer, Robert Stratton, in 1987.

He is serving a life term in Stillwater prison in Minnesota, where the law allows felons to run for federal office but bars them from vying for state-level office.

The sister of Mr Stratton told the Star Tribune newspaper that the Minnesota secretary of state's office could not keep Richards off the ballot.

https://news.sky.com/story/minnesota-man-serving-life-for-two-murders-runs-for-us-senate-11437681

[Piney]

Only in America........

[spartan max2]

I have no problem with this guy being allowed to run.

I have problems with people actually voting for him.

[GlitterRose]

Well, Roy Moore only lost by like 2 points. 

He's gotta be looking at that and saying to himself that he might stand a chance. 

Especially, with all the friggin' pardons floating around. 

[~Onyx~]

I find it more and more ironic that, almost on a daily basis, I say to myself "can we, as a species, REALLY be this stupid", and life just seems to almost instantly give me an answer. Pathetic.

[-Nuke-]

Nothing wrong with him running. He is too old and won't win ... I'd equate it to the first woman running for office. I am a convicted felon(temporarily) I was told I could run for a city council position but I couldn't actually vote for myself nor would I had won, so I didn't waste the time nor energy. I will say some of the most intelligent people are felons, also the most ignorant. But that's anywhere =)